34.5034.501.8134.502.500.002.508.009.0011.0012.005.006.000.504.008.009.000.503.504.000.503.504.002.003.0011.0012.006.007.009.0010.0012.0013.0015.0016.002.502.003.001.182.003.002.500.002.502.003.008.009.0011.0012.002.3618.0036.001.180.000.001.181.183.504.506.507.509.5010.505.006.000.504.0012.0024.0012.0024.0024.0012.0024.003.754.5034.508.009.000.503.504.000.503.504.002.003.002.003.0011.0012.006.007.0014.0015.009.0010.0012.0013.0015.0016.002.362.5018.9037.80513House of CommonsTuesday5 April 2011Public Bill Committee ProceedingsWelfare Reform Bill[Ninth and Tenth sittings]Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranNot called45Clause11,page5,line23,at end insert— ‘(4A) Regulations under subsection (4) shall provide that determinations of housing costs for the purpose of this section shall have regard to— (a) rents and occupation charges within the locality in which the relevant property is situated; and (b) the nature of the tenancy or occupation contract under which the liability arises, including any statutory protection of the letting in question. (4B) For the purposes of subsection (4A), the “locality” means such area as may be defined in accordance with the regulations.’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranNot called24Clause11,page5,line29,at end add— ‘(6) Before implementing the regulations in subsections (3), (4) and (5), the Secretary of State shall publish a report on his method for uprating awards for housing costs, covering the effect of differences between actual rent and the amount on which the award is based.’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranWithdrawn25Clause11,page5,line29,at end add— ‘(c) provide for payments made under this Clause to be paid direct to a landlord.’.Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5 April 201114Welfare Reform Bill, continuedClause Agreed to.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranWithdrawn26Clause12,page5,line32,leave out ‘such’ and insert ‘childcare costs in prescribed circumstances (up to a maximum of not less than 80 per cent. of the prescribed allowable amount) and such other.’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranWithdrawn27Clause12,page5,line33,leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranNot called28Clause12,page5,line38,at end insert— ‘(d) the fact that a claimant has children in receipt of school meals.’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranWithdrawn29Clause12,page5,line38,at end insert— ‘(d) the fact that a claimant is a severely disabled person.’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranNot called20Clause12,page5,line40,at end insert ‘and arrangements for its annual uprating.’.Clause Agreed to.Anas SarwarWithdrawn43Clause13,page6,line8,at end insert—Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5 April 201115Welfare Reform Bill, continued ‘(1A) The Secretary of State shall, when imposing work-related requirements with which claimants must comply, ensure that claimants have the necessary type and level of personalised support, and access to localised support, to enable them to obtain employment, or to undertake work or work related activity.’.Kate GreenYvonne FovargueWithdrawn68Clause13,page6,line20,at end insert— ‘(4) A decision by the Secretary of State as to which of the work-related groups the claimant falls into is a decision of the Secretary of State as to which of the work-related groups the claimant falls into is a decision of the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Social Security Act 1998, in particular sections 8, 9, 10 and 12 of that Act.’.Clause Agreed to.Kate GreenWithdrawn1Clause14,page6,line23,at end insert ‘and a statement of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State with regards to that claimant.’.Kate GreenWithdrawn64Clause14,page6,line24,leave out from ‘State’ to end of line 25 and insert ‘in consultation with the claimant and may be reviewed and updated by the Secretary of State on a change of circumstances or on a request by the claimant for it to be revised.’.Yvonne FovargueNot called60Clause14,page6,line24,after ‘State’, insert ‘in conjunction with the claimant’.Yvonne FovargueNot called61Clause14,page6,line25,at end insert ‘or at the request of the claimant’.Kate GreenWithdrawn65Clause14,page6,leave out line 26 and insert— ‘(3) A claimant commitment will be in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. (3A) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (3) make provision for a claimant to appeal the content of a commitment where— (a) the claimant could not be reasonably expected to comply with the requirements of the commitment, (b) complying with the commitment could not be reasonably expected to make it more likely that the claimants would obtain or remain in work.’.Kate GreenNot called2Clause14,page6,leave out lines 32 and 33 and insert—Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5 April 201116Welfare Reform Bill, continued ‘(c) a statement of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State with regard to that claimant, (d) details of how the claimant may appeal the contents of the claimant commitment, (e) any other information the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to include.’.Kate GreenNot called66Clause14,page6,line36,at end insert— ‘(6) A claimant who appeals the contents of a claimant commitment under the provisions of subsection (3A) shall be deemed to have complied with the commitment pending a decision on the appeal.’.Clause Agreed to.Clause 15Agreed to.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranNot moved71Clause16,page7,leave out line 28.Clause Agreed to.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranNot called72Clause17,page8,leave out line 22.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranWithdrawn73Clause17,page8,line29,after ‘locations’, insert ‘, which shall include consideration of the length and expense of the claimant’s travel’.Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5 April 201117Welfare Reform Bill, continuedClause Agreed to.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranWithdrawn30Clause18,page8,line37,leave out ‘(or more paid work or better-paid work)’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranNot called74Clause18,page9,line1,after ‘locations’, insert ‘, which shall include consideration of the length and expense of the claimant’s travel’.Anas SarwarWithdrawn38Clause18,page9,line3,at end insert— ‘(e) the Claimant having guaranteed and predictable access to high quality, flexible and affordable child care acceptable to the parent and child or children.’.Clause Agreed to.Kate GreenYvonne FovargueWithdrawn67Clause19,page9,line15,leave out ‘under the age of one’ and insert ‘under such age as may be prescribed’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMargaret CurranMs Karen BuckWithdrawn36Clause19,page9,line16,at end insert ‘, which shall include that the claimant is either receiving, recovering from, or expected within 6 months to receive treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy’.George HollingberyNot called32Clause19,page9,line16,at end insert— ‘(e) the claimant is receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy, is recovering from that treatment or is likely to receive such treatment within 6 months.’.Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5 April 201118Welfare Reform Bill, continuedClause Agreed to.Clauses 20 and 21Agreed to.Kate GreenYvonne FovargueNot called59Clause22,page10,line32,at end add— ‘(4) The Secretary of State must, except in prescribed circumstances, provide a claimant with access to personally tailored work-related support. (5) Regulations are to specify, or provide for, minimum standards for provision of personally tailored work-related support.’.Clause Agreed to.Clause 23Agreed to.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranWithdrawn49Clause24,page11,line21,at end insert— ‘(1A) When imposing requirements under this Part, the Secretary of State must provide the claimant with a written statement detailing how the requirement is intended to assist the claimant in securing employment.’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranWithdrawn50Clause24,page11,line44,at end insert— ‘(7) Regulations must make provision to secure that in prescribed circumstances where a claimant has been volunteering, the Secretary of State must not impose prescribed requirements under this Part.’.Mr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranNot called51Clause24,page11,line44,at end insert— ‘(8) Regulations must make provision to secure that in prescribed circumstances where a claimant has been in education, the Secretary of State must not impose prescribed requirements under this Part.’.Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5 April 201119Welfare Reform Bill, continuedMr Liam ByrneStephen TimmsMs Karen BuckMargaret CurranNot called52Clause24,page11,line44,at end insert— ‘(9) Regulations must make provision to secure that in prescribed circumstances where a claimant has caring responsibilities for children under the age of 16, the Secretary of State must not impose requirements under this Part which would significantly interfere with the claimant’s ability to discharge those responsibilities. No regulations in this Part shall supersede the provisions set out in The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Lone Parents) (Availability for Work) Regulations 2010 or The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008, Clause 11.’.Clause Agreed to.Kate GreenYvonne FovargueWithdrawn62Clause25,page12,line4,leave out ‘complied with or not complied’ and insert ‘engaged with or not engaged’.Kate GreenYvonne FovargueNot called63Clause25,page12,line6,leave out ‘specified by’ and insert ‘agreed with’.Clause Agreed to.Anas SarwarQuestion proposed, that the Amendment be made39Clause26,page12,line12,at end insert— ‘(1A) The Secretary of State shall, before exercising their powers under subsection (1) above, advise the Claimant of their right of appeal in relation to any decision to impose a sanction under section 26 or section 27.’.[Adjourned until Tuesday 26 April at 10.30 am